Advisory Board 2020 Archives

Dr. Ana Soares

Dr Ana Soares is a Biotechnology Engineer with a PhD in Environmental Engineering from Lund University, currently working at Cranfield University in the UK. Her work focuses in municipal as well as industrial wastewater, proposing innovative and economically feasible... Read More

Prof Jurg Keller, Deputy Director Research of the Advanced Water Management Centre, University of Queensland

Prof Jurg Keller is the Chief Research Officer of the CRC for Water Sensitive Cities, a large industry-research collaboration supported by the Australian Government and over 80 participants. He is also the Deputy Director Research of the Advanced Water Management... Read More

Cindy Wallis-Lage President, Black & Veatch’s Water business

Cindy Wallis-Lage is the President of Black & Veatch’s water business and serves as a member of the company’s Executive Committee and Board of Directors. In this role, she leads a workforce of more than 2,800 professionals in more than 75 offices located in the... Read More

Barry Liner, Chief Technical Officer and Director of Water Science & Engineering Center, Water Environment Federation (WEF)

Barry Liner, PhD, PE, BCEE Chief Technical Officer and Director of Water Science & Engineering Center, Water Environment Federation (WEF) Dr. Liner leads WEF’s Innovation Initiative, covering topics ranging from intelligent water systems to nutrient management to... Read More

Paul Knuckle, BSc, External Funding Lead, Severn Trent

Paul has many years’ experience within the energy, waste and natural resource sectors; working with public, private and voluntary sector organisations. This includes industrial and domestic resource efficiency, renewable energy planning, carbon reduction initiatives,... Read More

Brian Powers, Director, External Options Development, Dow Energy & Water Solutions

Brian Powers is the director of External Options Development for Dow Energy & Water Solutions, a business unit of the Dow Chemical Company. DW&PS is a leading supplier of filtration, purification and separation technologies, offering more than 1500 advanced... Read More

Helge Daebel, Investor Director, Emerald Technology Ventures

Helge leads the water practice at Emerald Technology Ventures, a globally recognised Cleantech Investor with a twenty-year investment history. Part of this history has been unique traction in the water space including successful exits to major industry players (SUEZ,... Read More

Menno M. Holterman, CEO, Nijhuis Saur Industries

Current positions: ̴ CEO Nijhuis Industries Holding BV ̴ CEO and Founder of Naesta Holding ̴ Board Member Netherlands Water Partnership ̴ Member Advisory Board World Waternet ̴ Management Board Amsterdam International Water Week Menno M. Holterman was born in 1969 and... Read More

Ralph Erik Exton, Chief Marketing Officer, SUEZ – Water Technologies & Solutions

As Chief Marketing Officer for SUEZ – Water Technologies & Solutions, Ralph Exton is responsible for providing leadership and program direction for the strategic marketing activities, communications, business development, digital marketing and business strategy.... Read More

Emilio Tenuta, Vice President, Corporate Sustainability, Ecolab

Emilio Tenuta’s 30-year tenure at Ecolab includes 25 years of technical and marketing management experience in various industries including food and beverage, pharmaceutical, lodging, healthcare, primary metals and automotive. In the past five years, Tenuta has led... Read More

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